There are many things I would to like say about today’s game.
I would like to point out that the Ottawa Senators are playing some of their best hockey of the season and that a game against the league-leading Bruins has the potential to be a game of some magnitude. I also would like to say something about the significance of it relative to the games that have been played so far this season. But I have learned my lesson and will not do any of that.
The Ottawa Senators visit the Boston Bruins on Monday afternoon.
In this portion of the Game Day post I would usually reference the current standings. Something about the gap between the Sens and a hypothetical playoff spot. I may refer to this game as exactly the type of meaningful hockey we had hoped to see this season. Of course, I will not do any of that this time.
One change to the lineup as the recently acquired Julien Gauthier draws in for Derick Brassard. Gauthier will wear #77 in his Sens debut.
Tkachuk-Stützle-Giroux
DeBrincat-Pinto-Batherson
Gauthier-Greig-Joseph
Kelly-Gambrell-Watson
Chabot-Zaitsev
Brannstrom-Zub
Larsson-Hamonic
Kevin Mandolese gets the start in goal.
Puck drop is scheduled for just after 1:00 PM. The game is available on TSN5, RDS and on the radio at TSN1200. If streaming is more your speed, some early rising internet pirates are on stand-by, ready to support.
Wondering how the Ottawa Senators match-up against the league-leading Bruins but the early Monday start has left you too sleepy to do your own research? The HEAD2HEAD table will do the work for you.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 27-24-4 (58 pts) | 42-8-5 (89 pts) |
| Goals For | 3.07 (19th) | 3.73 (2nd) |
| Goals Against | 3.20 (19th) | 2.07 (1st) |
| Power Play | 26.1% (3rd) | 24.3% (7th) |
| Penalty Kill | 81.4% (8th) | 86.2% (1st) |
| Shots For | 33.4 (6th) | 33.2 (9th) |
| Shots Against | 32.3 (22nd) | 29.2 (7th) |
| Leading Scorers | Tkachuk- 60 pts Stützle- 59 pts Giroux- 52 pts DeBrincat- 48 pts Batherson- 47 pts |
Pastrnak- 75 pts Marchand- 48 pts Krejci- 43 pts Bergeron- 41 pts Zacha- 38 pts |
| Starting Goalie | Kevin Mandolese 1-0-0 1.85 GAA, .958 sv% |
Linus Ullmark 28-4-1 1.91 GAA, .936 sv% |
Oh…and another thing…we did it! Let that be a lesson to all the young and aspiring Twitter accounts out there- the key to Twitter success is shouting out the names of goal scorers and avoiding controversial opinions and negativity at all costs.
Thanks for the support, everyone!
